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Quechua

Quech ua |ˈkeCHwə ˈkɛtʃwə |(also Quecha |ˈkeCHə |, Quichua ) noun ( pl. same or Quechuas ) 1 a member of an American Indian people of Peru and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. 2 the language or group of languages of this people. adjective of or relating to this people or their language. DERIVATIVES Quech uan |-wən |(also Quechan |ˈkeCHən |) adjective & noun ORIGIN Spanish, abbreviation of Quechua qheswa simi valley speech, the designation of a Quechua dialect.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Quechua

Quechua |ˈkɛtʃwə |(also Quecha |ˈkɛtʃə |, Quichua ) noun ( pl. same or Quechuas ) 1 a member of an American Indian people of Peru and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. 2 [ mass noun ] the language or group of languages of the Quechua, spoken by some 11 million people. adjective relating to the Quechua or their language. DERIVATIVES Quechuan (also Quechan ) adjective & noun ORIGIN Spanish, from Quechua ghechwa temperate valleys .

 

Duden Dictionary

Quechua

Que chua Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Qu e chua |südamerikanische Indianersprache zweite Amtssprache in Peru

 

Quechua

Que chua Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu e chua |die Quechua; Genitiv: der Quechua, Plural: die Quechua Angehörige eines indianischen Volkes in Peru

 

Quechua

Que chua Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈkɛt͜ʃu̯a |Angehöriger eines indianischen Volkes in Peru

 

Spanish Dictionary

quechua

quechua adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que pertenece a un pueblo amerindio que habita en la región andina de Perú y Bolivia, descendiente de los antiguos incas .SINÓNIMO quichua .2 adjetivo Relativo a este pueblo .SINÓNIMO quichua .3 nombre masculino /adjetivo Lengua precolombina que hablaban los primitivos quechuas y que en la actualidad se habla principalmente en Perú y en zonas de Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina y Ecuador :el quechua se extendió por todo el imperio inca .SINÓNIMO quichua .